FBI warns about wireless craze

[jj]

Well-meaning wireless activists have caught the attention of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Check out the full story here

[Seehund]

"Wireless craze"?
Oh, warchalking.
Yeah, I have difficulties walking around in town these days, with all the people laying about drawing on the pavements...

Really now. "Everyone" has been talking about this for, what, a year now, and still "nobody" is doing it.

What's with all these BBC stories on amiga.org recently? I'll be constructive and throw in a link or two though.

BTW, to make this vaguely on topic, does anyone know if there's any encrypted (WEP) WiFi support in Elate? *Any* wireless networking for that matter?

[Herewegoagain]

BTW, to make this vaguely on topic, does anyone know if there's any encrypted (WEP) WiFi support in Elate? *Any* wireless networking for that matter?

I don't know about Elate, but I've been setting up wireless networks for our customers at work for about 1.5 years now.  The system we use requires you to know the SSID of the network to join (which is a 6 digit number from the RG unit, and each one is different)  And by default WEP is on, and provides 40-bit or 128-bit encryption.  You would have to physically turn WEP off to allow your wireless network to become vulnerable.  And on the units we sell, if you don't put the encryption key in, you cannot join the network.

[jj]

The reason for all these bbc weblinks is down to wayne asking us lot to actually contribute news and stuff to the site, so I like to submit computer stuff i fink peeps will find interesting